Number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff and faculty, and FTE student/FTE staff and faculty ratios in public degree-granting institutions, by level of institution and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2009

State or jurisdiction

Full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff

FTE faculty

FTE faculty as a percent of FTE staff

FTE students per FTE staff

FTE students per FTE faculty

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

Total

4-year

2-year

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

United States

1,868,956

1,449,825

419,131

621,181

422,776

198,405

29.2

47.3

5.8

4.5

10.3

17.3

15.3

21.7

Alabama

38,534

32,149

6,386

11,531

8,509

3,022

26.5

47.3

5.2

4.2

10.3

17.5

16.0

21.8

Alaska

5,418

5,260

158

1,769

1,721

47

32.7

30.0

3.7

3.7

2.3

11.3

11.4

7.8

Arizona

35,263

24,281

10,982

11,406

6,429

4,977

26.5

45.3

6.5

4.8

10.4

20.2

18.1

23.0

Arkansas

21,720

17,047

4,673

6,700

4,671

2,028

27.4

43.4

5.2

4.4

8.4

17.0

15.9

19.3

California

191,529

130,158

61,371

68,510

35,491

33,019

27.3

53.8

7.7

4.5

14.3

21.4

16.7

26.6

Colorado

32,978

27,484

5,495

13,926

11,316

2,610

41.2

47.5

5.6

4.8

9.8

13.3

11.5

20.7

Connecticut

16,331

13,431

2,901

5,338

3,682

1,656

27.4

57.1

5.5

4.3

11.3

16.9

15.6

19.8

Delaware

6,621

5,339

1,282

1,959

1,338

621

25.1

48.4

5.0

4.3

7.9

16.8

17.0

16.3

District of Columbia

802

802

0

303

303

0

37.8

†

4.5

4.5

†

12.0

12.0

†

Florida

75,190

63,892

11,297

25,183

20,493

4,690

32.1

41.5

7.2

6.7

9.8

21.4

20.8

23.6

Georgia

55,812

44,195

11,617

17,342

11,948

5,394

27.0

46.4

5.9

4.9

9.5

18.9

18.2

20.4

Hawaii

8,127

6,402

1,725

3,057

2,204

853

34.4

49.4

5.0

3.7

9.7

13.3

10.8

19.6

Idaho

8,439

7,101

1,338

2,897

2,351

546

33.1

40.8

5.8

5.6

6.9

16.9

16.9

17.0

Illinois

72,555

51,375

21,180

21,001

11,854

9,147

23.1

43.2

5.6

3.5

10.8

19.3

15.0

25.0

Indiana

47,569

42,907

4,662

15,113

12,578

2,534

29.3

54.4

5.3

4.4

13.6

16.7

15.1

25.0

Iowa

25,636

19,370

6,267

7,959

5,340

2,618

27.6

41.8

5.1

3.3

10.7

16.5

12.0

25.6

Kansas

25,655

18,837

6,819

8,873

6,041

2,831

32.1

41.5

5.2

4.4

7.4

15.1

13.8

17.9

Kentucky

33,695

27,829

5,866

10,261

7,456

2,805

26.8

47.8

4.9

3.7

10.4

16.0

13.9

21.8

Louisiana

30,347

26,381

3,966

10,053

7,950

2,103

30.1

53.0

5.6

4.7

11.6

16.9

15.6

21.9

Maine

6,610

5,543

1,066

2,280

1,673

608

30.2

57.0

5.6

4.7

10.0

16.2

15.7

17.5

Maryland

41,629

29,780

11,849

15,944

10,518

5,426

35.3

45.8

4.9

4.1

7.0

12.9

11.6

15.3

Massachusetts

29,113

21,847

7,266

9,592

6,467

3,125

29.6

43.0

5.4

4.3

8.8

16.5

14.7

20.4

Michigan

72,383

58,761

13,622

25,190

18,592

6,597

31.6

48.4

5.6

4.3

11.2

16.2

13.7

23.1

Minnesota

33,738

25,862

7,875

11,542

7,718

3,824

29.8

48.6

6.0

4.4

11.2

17.4

14.6

23.1

Mississippi

28,715

22,057

6,657

7,754

4,723

3,031

21.4

45.5

4.6

2.9

10.1

17.1

13.8

22.2

Missouri

38,492

30,730

7,762

12,466

9,112

3,353

29.7

43.2

4.8

3.8

8.9

14.9

12.8

20.5

Montana

7,597

6,634

963

2,439

2,045

395

30.8

41.0

5.1

4.6

8.0

15.8

15.1

19.5

Nebraska

17,079

13,959

3,121

5,496

3,994

1,502

28.6

48.1

4.6

3.5

9.5

14.3

12.3

19.8

Nevada

10,168

9,603

565

3,469

3,181

287

33.1

50.9

7.2

7.0

12.2

21.2

21.0

24.0

New Hampshire

6,690

5,060

1,630

2,422

1,470

952

29.0

58.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

14.3

17.9

8.8

New Jersey

46,758

36,102

10,656

14,960

10,236

4,723

28.4

44.3

5.6

3.8

11.6

17.5

13.5

26.2

New Mexico

20,484

14,910

5,574

5,991

3,734

2,257

25.0

40.5

4.7

3.4

8.2

16.0

13.5

20.2

New York

77,055

54,219

22,837

30,610

20,379

10,231

37.6

44.8

7.3

6.0

10.2

18.3

16.1

22.8

North Carolina

70,532

48,401

22,131

25,270

13,340

11,930

27.6

53.9

4.9

4.0

6.9

13.6

14.4

12.7

North Dakota

8,151

7,437

714

2,534

2,261

273

30.4

38.2

4.7

4.6

6.1

15.2

15.1

15.9

Ohio

77,332

65,072

12,260

22,817

17,008

5,809

26.1

47.4

5.2

4.3

10.2

17.8

16.5

21.5

Oklahoma

28,214

23,575

4,639

8,350

6,565

1,785

27.8

38.5

5.0

4.2

9.2

17.0

15.1

23.9

Oregon

26,303

18,186

8,116

9,870

6,466

3,403

35.6

41.9

5.6

4.3

8.4

14.9

12.2

20.0

Pennsylvania

65,679

55,917

9,762

23,821

19,012

4,809

34.0

49.3

5.3

4.5

9.5

14.5

13.3

19.3

Rhode Island

4,464

3,584

880

1,718

1,237

480

34.5

54.6

7.2

6.1

11.8

18.8

17.7

21.6

South Carolina

27,821

21,223

6,598

9,290

6,172

3,118

29.1

47.3

5.6

4.3

9.8

16.8

14.8

20.8

South Dakota

5,920

5,239

681

2,048

1,721

327

32.8

48.1

5.6

5.3

8.1

16.2

16.1

16.8

Tennessee

32,055

26,276

5,779

10,368

7,554

2,814

28.8

48.7

5.7

4.6

10.8

17.7

16.0

22.1

Texas

173,248

130,140

43,108

49,094

30,206

18,888

23.2

43.8

5.0

3.7

8.8

17.6

16.0

20.2

Utah

19,936

17,084

2,853

7,099

5,894

1,205

34.5

42.2

6.0

5.4

9.2

16.8

15.7

21.9

Vermont

5,194

4,810

384

1,810

1,608

202

33.4

52.5

4.1

3.8

7.7

11.8

11.4

14.7

Virginia

50,305

42,043

8,262

17,774

13,264

4,510

31.5

54.6

5.8

4.3

13.2

16.4

13.7

24.2

Washington

43,355

32,894

10,461

13,722

9,160

4,562

27.8

43.6

5.7

4.4

10.1

18.2

15.7

23.1

West Virginia

12,810

11,613

1,196

4,826

4,106

721

35.4

60.3

6.1

5.4

12.0

16.1

15.4

19.9

Wisconsin

41,551

31,914

9,637

14,494

9,644

4,850

30.2

50.3

5.4

4.9

7.0

15.5

16.4

13.9

Wyoming

5,443

3,199

2,243

2,001

1,097

904

34.3

40.3

4.6

3.3

6.4

12.5

9.8

15.8

U.S. Service Academies

1,912

1,912

0

940

940

0

49.2

†

8.2

8.2

†

16.7

16.7

†

Other jurisdictions

16,664

15,259

1,405

5,357

4,802

555

31.5

39.5

4.6

4.5

5.8

14.4

14.3

14.7

American Samoa

293

0

293

91

0

91

†

31.1

4.8

†

4.8

15.3

†

15.3

Federated States of Micronesia

371

0

371

103

0

103

†

27.8

6.7

†

6.7

24.0

†

24.0

Guam

886

646

240

347

222

126

34.3

52.4

4.6

4.6

4.7

11.8

13.5

9.0

Marshall Islands

134

0

134

50

0

50

†

37.3

4.9

†

4.9

13.0

†

13.0

Northern Marianas

159

159

0

55

55

0

34.7

†

5.4

5.4

†

15.6

15.6

†

Palau

133

0

133

44

0

44

†

33.1

3.6

†

3.6

10.9

†

10.9

Puerto Rico

14,108

13,874

235

4,509

4,368

141

31.5

60.3

4.6

4.5

8.6

14.4

14.4

14.2

U.S. Virgin Islands

581

581

0

158

158

0

27.1

†

3.4

3.4

†

12.6

12.6

†

†Not applicable.

NOTE: Full-time-equivalent staff is the full-time staff, plus the full-time equivalent of the part-time staff. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Data are for all degree-granting institutions, including those with fewer than 15 employees. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.